225.99
RESOLUTION TO ENACT LOCAL LAW ON STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT
RESOLUTION NO. : 225, 1999
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Richard Merrill
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 61,99, the Queensbury Town Board approved a Draft
Stormwater Management Plan for Portions of the Lake George Watershed within the Town of
Queensbury (the “Plan”) dated October, 1997 and directed the Executive Director of Community
Development to forward the Plan to the Lake George Park Commission for final review and approval,
and
WHEREAS, the Lake George Park Commission, as lead agency for the Lake George Park
Stormwater Management Program, also approved the Plan by Resolution, reviewed the Final Generic
Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) and prepared a Statement of SEQRA Findings, a copy of
which has been presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Stormwater Advisory Committee reviewed the Plan in its final
form, reviewed the Lake George Park Commission Model Stormwater Management Ordinance and
recommended that the Town Board adopt the Plan and related Local Law, and
WHEREAS, before the Town Board may adopt the Plan and Local Law, the Town Board
must conduct a public hearing, and
WHEREAS, after proper public notice, the Town Board conducted public hearings on the
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proposed Stormwater Management Local Law on June 21, June 24, and July 19, 1999, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to enact the Local Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby affirms and adopts the
SEQRA Findings Statement previously approved by the Lake George Park Commission, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby enacts the Stormwater
Management Local Law presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs
the Queensbury Town Clerk to enter the Local Law in the minutes of this Town Board meeting and
file it in the Office of the New York Secretary of State and the Local Law shall take effect upon such
filing.
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Duly adopted this 19 day of July, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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